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26 October 2026 · vv2026.10.22

+/skills — browse skills; flags those exceeding Agent Skills limits with a warning count
+agent worker --mcp-tool-timeout — per-server/tool timeout for stdio MCP calls on self-hosted workers

24 September 2026 · vAugust 26, 2026 release

+/detach — detach from a persistent session (`agent persist`), reconnect with `agent persist attach`

21 September 2026 · vAugust 26, 2026 release

+agent worker --computer-use --share-desktop [mode] — let viewers watch or control the worker's desktop

27 August 2026 · vAugust 11, 2026 release

+Option+Enter on a skill in the `/` menu — invoke it as a sticky Custom Mode, was single-message only

20 August 2026 · vAugust 11, 2026 release

+/goal — durable objective tracking across idle and headless runs, rolling out and gated

17 August 2026 · vAugust 11, 2026 release

~agent worker --pool — now documents --idle-release-timeout for releasing idle self-hosted workers

23 July 2026 · vJuly 20, 2026 release

+agent plugin marketplace add|list|update|remove — headless marketplace management, no session needed
+/usage — plan usage meters, spend, and billing-cycle reset date
+/btw — quick read-only side question mid-turn, doesn't touch chat history
+autoAcceptWebSearch — permission to let the agent run web searches without approval prompts
~--trust — now works in interactive sessions too, was headless-only

19 July 2026 · vJuly 6, 2026 release

~/max-mode — now scoped to legacy request-based plans, was described as "on models that support it"